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Call for Applications: 4-day course on Research Communication

Starting August 20, 2014 - Ending August 20, 2015 Expired

The University of Copenhagen in partnership with the Colleges of Health Sciences of the University of Ghana (UG) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) announces a course in Research Communication for students and young faculty.  The objective of the course is to strengthen research communication capacity of doctoral students and young researchers of the University of Ghana.

Specifically, the course seeks to;

  1. Provide insight into the concepts and principles of Research Communication
  2. Support participants to develop communication products in the form of policy briefs, posters, theatre plays etc for use in communicating research findings
  3. Provide skills to participants to share their research findings by engaging in organized fora such as a research symposia and community events.

 

Eligibility

To be eligible to attend the course, the participant must be a registered doctoral student or faculty member of UG and might have advanced in the course of study (for PhDs), probably in the last 2 years. For faculty, the applicant must not be more than 7years post PhD qualification. All applicants should have conducted data analysis and have results ready to be shared. In addition, applicants must be ready to avail themselves for follow up interactions on the development of communication tools, conducting community outreach activities and participating in a research symposium. These are activities staggered at different times of the year.

 

Course period

23rd to 26th September, 2014. Venue: School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon

 

Application process

Interested applicants should send their applications on-line with the following documents to Shekeh Desbordes at shekehdesbordes@gmail.com or Dr Mawuli Dzodzomenyo at mdzodzomenyo@ug.edu.gh, both of the School of Public Health.

  1. Thesis title/study title
  2. A 2-page cv
  3. For doctoral students, a support letter from primary supervisor.

 

Deadlines:

Applications: September 5, 2014.

Application outcome: September 12, 2014.

N/B: Applicants not selected will not be contacted.